Outreach

CURIE is a one-week summer program for high school girls who have demonstrated an ability to excel in math and science. During the summer, the Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines (CU GEM) team gave a presentation to the CURIE students about the principles of synthetic biology and the iGEM competition. After the presentation, the CU GEM team gave the students a lab tour and demonstration. CU GEM will continue to work with CURIE in the future, in hopes of promoting the potential of synthetic biology to the rising scientists of the world.

The Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers is a unique opportunity for high school biology teachers to come to Cornell. This one day experience involves guest lectures and lab lectures, in hopes that they can provide a better learning experience for their high school students. CU GEM gave a presentation to the teachers about synthetic biology, in hopes of the teachers teaching certain aspects of the field to their high school students. CU GEM also designed a BioBrick activity for the teachers to try and to present to their own high school students.